Denver Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme catches a1 yd touchdown pass with 4:48 left in the game to take the lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers during the fourth quarter of play in Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO Sunday September 9, 2012. John Leyba/The Denver Post

The Broncos are ready. So ready, they’re bussing out at 1:30 p.m. MDT Friday for their team flight to the Boston area.

Most teams leave the day before the game. But Broncos coach John Fox likes to get out of the house. Whenever possible, he likes to leave two days early.

“It’s just something that we’ve acquired over time and had success with,” Fox said. “As far as what exactly will happen this weekend (in the game against the New England Patriots), time will tell. That’ll never change.”

The Broncos and Patriots will kick off their game at 2:25 p.m. MST Sunday at Gillette Stadium. All players on the Broncos’ 53-man roster are available to play as both right guard Chris Kuper (forearm) and linebacker Nate Irving (concussion) are listed as probable.

Kuper, a starter the previous five years but a victim of two serious injuries since Jan. 1, is expected to dress for the game Sunday but it’s unclear whether he will start ahead of Manny Ramirez at right guard.

Meanwhile, the Broncos did formally activate tight end Virgil Green from the suspended list. The Broncos had been at 52 players through the week after waiving linebacker Mike Mahomed back to their practice squad.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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